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In this page you can discover 113 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for flying, like: soaring, fluttering, hovering, swooping, zooming, volant, in-flight, darting, airborne, icarian and avian.

What are some synonyms for fly?

Synonyms & Antonyms of fly

  • aviate,
  • glide,
  • plane,
  • soar,
  • wing.

What is a better word for fit?

What is another word for good fit?

good match high affinity
high compatibility harmony
rapport

How do you say something is a good fit?

  1. acceptable,
  2. adequate,
  3. decent,
  4. kosher,
  5. satisfactory,
  6. serviceable,
  7. tolerable.

How do you say someone is fit?

Fit is a way of saying that a person is attractive, or sexy.

  1. E.g. “That guy is sooo fit.
  2. E.g. “Can we stop at a cafe?
  3. “E.g. “I wouldn’t go to that pub.
  4. E.g. “A proper cup of tea needs milk and two sugars.” “That’s a proper good cup of tea.”
  5. E.g. “I can’t come to the pub, sorry.

How do you describe a fit person?

A fit person is able to perform schoolwork, meet home responsibilities, and still have enough energy to enjoy sport and other leisure activities. A fit person can respond effectively to normal life situations, such as raking leaves at home, stocking shelves at a part-time job, and marching in the band at school.

What do you call a very fit person?

Someone who is very into health and fitness is often called a fitness freak. A more catch-all term is health and fitness fanatic.

Is calling a girl fit bad?

Don’t call attractive girls ‘fit’ because it makes them feel self-conscious about their appearance and puts them off PE, says school chief. The growing use of the word ‘fit’ to describe attractiveness is putting girls off sport and exercise, according to a girls’ school leader.

What does it mean if a boy calls you fit?

Fit is a term used primarily between a group of lads on the bill oddie. Or to describe quite a rough but hot girl, as said above, mainly just wanting to have sex with. Beautiful is used when actually pulling, or to indicate that someone is better than just sex.

How can I tell if a guy likes me?

How to Tell If a Guy Likes You

  • He is touching you. (istock)
  • He remembers small details about you.
  • You two are social media friends.
  • He gives you eye contact.
  • He makes an effort in the conversations you have.
  • He’s using “alpha” body language.
  • He asks if you have a boyfriend.
  • He gets jealous when you talk to other guys.

Is being cute a good thing?

It’s as good as any compliment. “Cute” can mean a variety of things. It could mean he looks hot that day. It could mean that he just did something really endearing.

Is Cute better than beautiful?

Cute expresses the attractiveness and the charm of a thing, whereas beautiful expresses the beauty of a thing. The word cute is used to convey the feeling of appreciation. The qualities such as the sweetness, charm, innocence, attractiveness and etc. are praised by the use of this word.

When a guy says your smile is cute?

No it means he considers your smile beautiful, and possibly your mouth, teeth and maybe your lips. But it sounds like he’s flirting with you, meaning he considers you attractive overall. If a guy says you have nice eyes, it means he’s most drawn to your eyes. Same with any body part.

Do guys find smiling attractive?

Research has shown that men rate women as more attractive if their first impression is their beautiful, smiling face. But women’s preferences for men are exactly the opposite– they find that the most attractive first impression is when a man is brooding and mysterious (see here: “the smolder“).

Do guys like when you smile at them?

2. He loves when he makes you smile. A man loves to see the woman in his life smiling, laughing, and having a good time. And even more, he loves to be the source of that smile, even if it means making dumb jokes for her to laugh at.

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  • circle
  • climb
  • cross
  • drift
  • float
  • flutter
  • glide
  • operate
  • pilot
  • reach
  • rush
  • sail
  • shoot
  • speed
  • swoop
  • take off
  • travel
  • aviate
  • barnstorm
  • buzz
  • circumnavigate
  • control
  • dart
  • dash
  • dive
  • flat-hat
  • fleet
  • flit
  • hop
  • hover
  • hurry
  • jet
  • maneuver
  • mount
  • scud
  • seagull
  • skim
  • skirt
  • soar
  • whisk
  • whiz
  • whoosh
  • wing
  • zip
  • zoom
  • bend the throttle
  • jet out
  • jet over
  • remain aloft
  • sky out
  • take a hop
  • take flight
  • take wing
  • wing in
  • shoot
  • rush
  • glide
  • speed
  • race
  • pass
  • flee
  • elapse
  • hasten
  • tear
  • flit
  • scamper
  • scoot
  • zoom
  • dart
  • dash
  • career
  • breeze
  • whiz
  • bolt
  • sprint
  • hurry
  • roll
  • barrel
  • hustle
  • make off
  • go like the wind
  • run its course
  • slip away
  • break
  • take off
  • run
  • withdraw
  • disappear
  • hightail
  • hide
  • skedaddle
  • abscond
  • skip
  • clear
  • decamp
  • bolt
  • avoid
  • clear out
  • light out
  • make off
  • cut and run
  • get away
  • hasten away
  • make a getaway
  • make a quick exit
  • run for it
  • run from
  • steal away
  • take flight

On this page you’ll find 146 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to flies, such as: shoot, take off, float, glide, drift, and travel.

  • stay
  • face
  • land
  • rest
  • remain
  • confront
  • walk
  • delay
  • dally
  • dawdle
  • decelerate
  • wait
  • procrastinate
  • slow
  • land
  • meet
  • face
  • open
  • arrive
  • stay
  • allow
  • remain
  • confront
  • walk
  • obey

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How to use flies in a sentence

A germ flies from a stagnant pool, and the laughing child, its mother’s darling, dies dreadfully of diphtheria.

GOD AND MY NEIGHBOURROBERT BLATCHFORD

I went into the dugout indescribably slack; hardly energy to struggle against the heat and the myriads of flies.

GALLIPOLI DIARY, VOLUME IIAN HAMILTON

The destroyers and picket boats were round her as smart as flies settle on a lump of sugar, and there was no loss of life.

GALLIPOLI DIARY, VOLUME IIAN HAMILTON

No escape from the steadily rising flood of letters and files,—none from the swarms of filthy flies.

GALLIPOLI DIARY, VOLUME IIAN HAMILTON

So even here there were flies in every ointment, and no dream of perfection could remain unchallenged.

THE MAN FROM TIMEFRANK BELKNAP LONG

Its water in a general way moves as does a billiard ball when it flies from one cushion to another.

OUTLINES OF THE EARTH’S HISTORYNATHANIEL SOUTHGATE SHALER

The flies buzzed in and out, and the window curtains moved gently in the breeze.

SKIPPER WORSEALEXANDER LANGE KIELLAND

At Sonepur flies having failed, wasps have come forth to warn the public and the authorities, but yet to no purpose.

THIRD CLASS IN INDIAN RAILWAYSMAHATMA GANDHI

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OCTOBER 26, 1985

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WiktionaryRate these synonyms:2.5 / 2 votes

  1. fly2

    An act of flying.

    Fly, my lord! The enemy are upon us!

    Synonyms:
    escape, flee, abscond

    Antonyms:
    stay, remain

  2. fly2

    A strip of material hiding the zipper, buttons etc. at the front of a pair of trousers, pants, or underpants.

    Synonyms:
    aviate, ascend, float, soar, rise, glide, wing, hover, skim

    Antonyms:
    walk

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.5 / 2 votes

  1. fly

    Synonyms:
    capitulate, cede, fail, fall, forfeit, lose, resign, retire, retreat, submit, succumb, surrender, yield

    Antonyms:
    beat, checkmate, conquer, crush, defeat, discomfit, down, humble, master, overcome, overmaster, overmatch, overpower, overthrow, prevail over, put down, reduce, rout, subdue, subject, subjugate, surmount, vanquish, win, worst

Princeton’s WordNetRate these synonyms:1.7 / 3 votes

  1. flynoun

    two-winged insects characterized by active flight

    Synonyms:
    fly ball, tent-fly, rainfly, tent flap, fly front, fly sheet

    Antonyms:
    unvigilant, unalert, unwatchful

  2. tent-fly, rainfly, fly sheet, fly, tent flapnoun

    flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent

    Synonyms:
    fly ball, tent-fly, rainfly, tent flap, fly front, fly sheet

    Antonyms:
    unalert, unvigilant, unwatchful

  3. fly, fly frontnoun

    an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth

    Synonyms:
    fly ball, tent-fly, rainfly, tent flap, fly front, fly sheet

    Antonyms:
    unvigilant, unalert, unwatchful

  4. fly, fly ballnoun

    (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air

    Synonyms:
    fly ball, tent-fly, rainfly, tent flap, fly front, fly sheet

    Antonyms:
    unvigilant, unwatchful, unalert

  5. flyadjective

    fisherman’s lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect

    Synonyms:
    fly ball, tent-fly, rainfly, tent flap, fly front, fly sheet

    Antonyms:
    unalert, unvigilant, unwatchful

  6. flyverb

    (British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked

    Antonyms:
    unalert, unwatchful, unvigilant

  7. fly, wingverb

    travel through the air; be airborne

    «Man cannot fly»

    Synonyms:
    take flight, vaporize, pilot, aviate, flee, vanish, fell, wing

    Antonyms:
    unvigilant, unwatchful, unalert

  8. flyverb

    move quickly or suddenly

    «He flew about the place»

    Synonyms:
    take flight, vaporize, pilot, aviate, flee, vanish, fell, wing

    Antonyms:
    unwatchful, unvigilant, unalert

  9. fly, aviate, pilotverb

    operate an airplane

    «The pilot flew to Cuba»

    Synonyms:
    take flight, vaporize, pilot, aviate, navigate, flee, vanish, fell, wing

    Antonyms:
    unwatchful, unalert, unvigilant

  10. flyverb

    transport by aeroplane

    «We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America»

    Synonyms:
    take flight, vaporize, pilot, aviate, flee, vanish, fell, wing

    Antonyms:
    unvigilant, unwatchful, unalert

  11. flyverb

    cause to fly or float

    «fly a kite»

    Synonyms:
    take flight, vaporize, pilot, aviate, flee, vanish, fell, wing

    Antonyms:
    unalert, unvigilant, unwatchful

  12. flyverb

    be dispersed or disseminated

    «Rumors and accusations are flying»

    Synonyms:
    take flight, vaporize, pilot, aviate, flee, vanish, fell, wing

    Antonyms:
    unvigilant, unwatchful, unalert

  13. flyverb

    change quickly from one emotional state to another

    «fly into a rage»

    Synonyms:
    take flight, vaporize, pilot, aviate, flee, vanish, fell, wing

    Antonyms:
    unwatchful, unalert, unvigilant

  14. fly, fell, vanishverb

    pass away rapidly

    «Time flies like an arrow»; «Time fleeing beneath him»

    Synonyms:
    take flight, drop, vaporize, pilot, aviate, disappear, flee, vanish, fell, strike down, go away, wing, cut down

    Antonyms:
    unwatchful, unalert, unvigilant

  15. flyverb

    travel in an airplane

    «she is flying to Cincinnati tonight»; «Are we driving or flying?»

    Synonyms:
    take flight, vaporize, pilot, aviate, flee, vanish, fell, wing

    Antonyms:
    unvigilant, unalert, unwatchful

  16. flyverb

    display in the air or cause to float

    «fly a kite»; «All nations fly their flags in front of the U.N.»

    Synonyms:
    take flight, vaporize, pilot, aviate, flee, vanish, fell, wing

    Antonyms:
    unvigilant, unalert, unwatchful

  17. flee, fly, take flightverb

    run away quickly

    «He threw down his gun and fled»

    Synonyms:
    take flight, vaporize, aviate, flee, vanish, fell, pilot, wing

    Antonyms:
    unvigilant, unalert, unwatchful

  18. flyverb

    travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft

    «Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic»

    Synonyms:
    take flight, vaporize, pilot, aviate, flee, vanish, fell, wing

    Antonyms:
    unalert, unwatchful, unvigilant

  19. flyverb

    hit a fly

    Synonyms:
    take flight, vaporize, pilot, aviate, flee, vanish, fell, wing

    Antonyms:
    unalert, unwatchful, unvigilant

  20. vanish, fly, vaporizeverb

    decrease rapidly and disappear

    «the money vanished in las Vegas»; «all my stock assets have vaporized»

    Synonyms:
    take flight, disappear, vaporize, aviate, vaporise, flee, zap, vanish, gasify, fell, evaporate, go away, pilot, wing, aerify

    Antonyms:
    unalert, unvigilant, unwatchful

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Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

  1. flyverb

    Synonyms:
    soar, mount, hover, take wing

  2. flyverb

    Synonyms:
    flutter, float, wave, undulate

  3. flyverb

    Synonyms:
    burst, explode, be scattered, break in pieces, be broken to pieces

  4. flyverb

    Synonyms:
    flee, escape, decamp, abscond, make off, pack off, slip away, steal away, slink away

  5. flyverb

    Synonyms:
    pass, elapse, slip, glide, flit, roll on, flow on

  6. flynoun

    Synonyms:
    winged insect

  7. flynoun

    Synonyms:
    fly-wheel

  8. flynoun

    Synonyms:
    compass card

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:1.0 / 1 vote

  1. List of paraphrases for «fly»:

    steal, smee, stealing, fei, flies, rob, flying, flight, flee, vole, plane, steai, hover, vol, maggot

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  1. Christoph Mueller:

    Instead of flying to a destination once a day with an A330 which is a widebody, we could fly twice a day with a smaller aircraft.

  2. Patsy Gehring:

    I’m probably going to end up driving. I’d prefer to fly, but gas prices are so cheap it just makes sense.

  3. Richard Aboulafia:

    People who fly planes want the best value for money, which means off-the-shelf, people who want jobs and technology development schemes have different priorities. That’s why the two groups don’t like each other much.

  4. Art Hogan:

    I think the Fed is desperate to raise rates this year and I think it will happen in September. The only fly in the ointment is the inflation rate which is below what the Fed wants.

  5. Bob Costello:

    Why are 18, 19 and 20-year olds able to drive tanks and fly planes in the military and they can’t drive trucks ?

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verb

Definition of fliesnext

present tense third-person singular of fly

1

as in hovers

to move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings

the Wright brothers realized mankind’s age-old wish to fly

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • hovers

  • wings

  • floats

  • glides

  • planes

  • soars

  • drifts

  • sails

  • flutters

  • darts

  • flits

  • aviates

  • wafts

  • sweeps

  • helicopters

  • hangs

  • catapults

  • coasts

  • rockets

  • jets

  • dives

  • cruises

  • orbits

  • stoops

2

as in escapes

to get free from a dangerous or confining situation

you must fly to safety immediately

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • escapes

  • flees

  • leaves

  • absconds

  • moves

  • runs away

  • runs off

  • goes

  • breaks free

  • lams

  • gets out

  • evades

  • avoids

  • clears out

  • exits

  • loses

  • departs

  • shuns

  • eludes

  • walks out

  • quits

  • rescues

  • decamps

  • elopes

  • breaks out (of)

  • pulls out

  • extricates

  • disentangles

  • takes off

  • liberates

  • releases

  • springs

  • frees

  • looses

  • unbinds

  • loosens

  • manumits

  • brings off

  • emancipates

  • redeems

  • unfetters

  • unchains

  • uncages

  • shoves (off)

  • enfranchises

  • sallies (forth)


Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • remains

  • stays

  • lingers

  • dwells

  • abides

  • hangs around

  • returns

  • sticks around

  • tarries

  • comes back

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  • remains

  • stays

  • lingers

  • dwells

  • abides

  • hangs around

  • returns

  • sticks around

  • tarries

  • comes back

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3

as in scurries

to proceed or move quickly

flew down the concourse to catch his flight

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • scurries

  • travels

  • speeds

  • rushes

  • trots

  • drives

  • races

  • hurries

  • jumps

  • chases

  • buzzes

  • zips

  • blows

  • runs

  • scoots

  • darts

  • scuttles

  • blasts

  • rips

  • shoots

  • zooms

  • whirls

  • tears

  • breezes

  • hurls

  • dashes

  • rams

  • jets

  • bowls

  • steps

  • rockets

  • motors

  • blazes

  • hurtles

  • barrels

  • bolts

  • hustles

  • jogs

  • rustles

  • hies

  • hares

  • whisks

  • cannonballs

  • bombs

  • beetles

  • pelts

  • bundles

  • bustles

  • flits

  • humps

  • beats it

  • nips

  • hastens

  • gallops

  • belts

  • careens

  • courses

  • highballs

  • careers

  • scuds

  • shakes a leg

  • scampers

  • steps on it

  • hotfoots (it)

  • makes tracks

  • cracks (on)

  • whizzes

  • gets a move on

  • accelerates

  • streaks

  • sprints

  • arrows

  • outruns

  • stampedes

  • overtakes

  • scuffles

  • outpaces

  • quickens

  • outstrips

  • steps out

  • beelines

  • catches up

  • fast—forwards


Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • crawls

  • drags

  • lingers

  • pokes

  • creeps

  • lags

  • loiters

  • pokes

  • hangs (around or out)

  • dawdles

  • saunters

  • tarries

  • shuffles

  • strolls

  • ambles

  • dallies

  • plods

  • lumbers

  • decelerates

  • slows (down or up)

  • dillydallies

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  • crawls

  • drags

  • lingers

  • pokes

  • creeps

  • lags

  • loiters

  • pokes

  • hangs (around or out)

  • dawdles

  • saunters

  • tarries

  • shuffles

  • strolls

  • ambles

  • dallies

  • plods

  • lumbers

  • decelerates

  • slows (down or up)

  • dillydallies

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as in flees

to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening

no one in the movies ever thinks to fly from the ax murderer and immediately call the police

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • flees

  • runs

  • retreats

  • escapes

  • bolts

  • breaks

  • skedaddles

  • runs away

  • runs off

  • beats a retreat

  • beats it

  • bugs out

  • turns tail

  • absconds

  • makes tracks

  • scrams

  • scarpers

  • decamps

  • lams

  • elopes

  • gets out

  • hightails (it)

  • skirrs

  • makes off

  • clears out

  • scats

  • lights out

  • mizzles

  • skips (out)

  • gets (away)


Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • confronts

  • faces

  • dares

  • remains

  • defies

  • stays

  • lingers

  • dwells

  • braves

  • hangs around

  • abides

  • beards

  • sticks around

  • tarries

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  • confronts

  • faces

  • dares

  • remains

  • defies

  • stays

  • lingers

  • dwells

  • braves

  • hangs around

  • abides

  • beards

  • sticks around

  • tarries

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5

as in disappears

to cease to be visible

the morning mist had flown, and a sparkling sea lay before us

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • disappears

  • vanishes

  • fades

  • melts

  • flees

  • evaporates

  • dissolves

  • sinks

  • dissipates

  • dematerializes

  • blurs

  • evanesces

  • disperses

  • drops out of sight

  • dries up

  • clears

  • dims

  • dies (away or down or out)

  • blanks (out)


Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • appears

  • emerges

  • arrives

  • materializes

  • breaks out

  • looms

  • comes out

  • issues

  • shows up

  • appears

  • emerges

  • arrives

  • materializes

  • breaks out

  • looms

  • comes out

  • issues

  • shows up

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as in passes

to withstand scrutiny and gain acceptance or approval

the familiar «Because I said so!» is a reason that won’t fly with most teenagers

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • passes

  • works

  • washes

  • stands up

  • plays

  • takes

  • holds water

  • holds up

  • goes over

  • goes down

  • passes muster

  • goes through

  • gets through

flies

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noun

plural of fly

as in shields

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • shields

  • screens

  • shelters

  • canvases

  • canvasses

  • umbrellas

  • shades

  • bowers

  • roofs

  • domes

  • canopies

  • arbors

  • tents

  • ceilings

  • sunshades

  • covers

  • pavilions

  • awnings

  • pergolas

  • marquees

Phrases Containing flies

  • as the crow flies
  • as the crow flies

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Table Of Contents:

  • Fly as a Noun
  • Definitions of «Fly» as a noun
  • Synonyms of «Fly» as a noun (6 Words)
  • Usage Examples of «Fly» as a noun
  • Fly as a Verb
  • Definitions of «Fly» as a verb
  • Synonyms of «Fly» as a verb (92 Words)
  • Usage Examples of «Fly» as a verb
  • Associations of «Fly» (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Fly” are: fell, vanish, vaporize, wing, flee, take flight, aviate, pilot, travel through the air, wing its way, glide, soar, wheel, go by air, travel by air, go by plane, travel by plane, jet, operate, control, manoeuvre, steer, guide, direct, navigate, transport by air, transport by plane, airlift, lift, flutter, flap, wave, blow, waft, float, stream, display, show, exhibit, race, hurry, hasten, flash, dash, dart, rush, shoot, speed, hurtle, streak, spank along, whirl, whizz, go like lightning, go hell for leather, whoosh, buzz, zoom, swoop, blast, charge, go quickly, fly by, fly past, pass swiftly, slip past, rush past, run, run away, run off, make a run for it, run for it, be gone, make off, take off, take to one’s heels, make a break for it, bolt, beat a retreat, beat a hasty retreat, make a quick exit, make one’s getaway, escape, absent oneself, make oneself scarce, abscond, head for the hills, do a disappearing act, run away from, leave abruptly, leave hastily, escape from, fly sheet, rainfly, tent-fly, tent flap, fly front, fly ball

Fly as a Noun

Definitions of «Fly» as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “fly” as a noun can have the following definitions:

  • An attempt.
  • Fisherman’s lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect.
  • The space over the stage in a theatre.
  • Two-winged insects characterized by active flight.
  • A hit that flies up in the air.
  • Flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent.
  • (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air.
  • A flap of material covering the opening or fastening of a garment or of a tent.
  • An opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth.
  • A one-horse hackney carriage.
  • An opening at the crotch of a pair of trousers, closed with a zip or buttons and typically covered with a flap.

Synonyms of «Fly» as a noun (6 Words)

fly ball Flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent.
fly front An opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth.
fly sheet Flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent.
rainfly The flysheet of a tent.
tent flap A web that resembles a tent or carpet.
tent-fly Flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent.

Usage Examples of «Fly» as a noun

  • We decided to give it a fly.

Fly as a Verb

Definitions of «Fly» as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “fly” as a verb can have the following definitions:

  • Control the flight of (an aircraft.
  • Move or be hurled quickly through the air.
  • Depart hastily.
  • Change quickly from one emotional state to another.
  • Travel in an airplane.
  • Wave or flutter in the wind.
  • (with reference to a flag) display or be displayed on a flagpole.
  • Transport by aeroplane.
  • Be dispersed or disseminated.
  • Cause to fly or float.
  • Release (a bird) to fly, especially a hawk for hunting or a pigeon for racing.
  • Hit a fly.
  • Operate an airplane.
  • Run away quickly.
  • Decrease rapidly and disappear.
  • (of a report) be circulated swiftly and widely.
  • Hit a ball high into the air.
  • (of accusations or insults) be exchanged swiftly and heatedly.
  • (of a bird, bat, or insect) move through the air using wings.
  • Pass away rapidly.
  • Run away; flee.
  • Be successful.
  • (of time) pass swiftly.
  • Accomplish (a purpose) in an aircraft.
  • Display in the air or cause to float.
  • Travel through the air; be airborne.
  • Travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft.
  • Transport in an aircraft.
  • Escape from in haste; flee from.
  • Move quickly or suddenly.
  • Go or move quickly.
  • (of an aircraft or its occupants) travel through the air.

Synonyms of «Fly» as a verb (92 Words)

abscond (of a person on bail) fail to surrender oneself for custody at the appointed time.
The accountant absconded with the cash from the safe.
absent oneself Go away or leave.
airlift Fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means.
Helicopters were employed to airlift the troops out of danger.
aviate Operate an airplane.
There are fewer opportunities to aviate in winter.
be gone Form or compose.
beat a hasty retreat Make by pounding or trampling.
beat a retreat Move with a flapping motion.
blast Force or throw (something) in a specified direction by impact or explosion.
Fierce techno riffs blasted out from the sound system.
blow Free of obstruction by blowing air through.
It took him maybe five choruses to warm up but then he could really blow.
bolt Secure or lock with a bolt.
The lid was bolted down.
buzz Call with a buzzer.
Within an hour every department was buzzing with the news.
charge File a formal charge against.
They were charged with assault.
control Exercise authoritative control or power over.
Control the budget.
dart Move along rapidly and lightly skim or dart.
He darted the leopard with a long acting anaesthetic.
dash Come into forceful contact with something.
I won t tell Stuart I think he d be dashed.
direct Plan and direct a complex undertaking.
Can you direct me to the railway station please.
display Attract attention by displaying some body part or posing of animals.
The palace used to display a series of tapestries.
do a disappearing act Travel or traverse (a distance.
escape Interrupt an operation by means of the escape key.
A baby boy narrowly escaped death.
escape from Run away from confinement.
exhibit Give an exhibition of to an interested audience.
Only one sculpture was exhibited in the artist s lifetime.
fell Sew a seam by folding the edges.
flap Move with a flapping motion.
Gulls flapped around uttering their strange cries.
flash Gleam or glow intermittently.
The headlines flashed on the screen.
flee Run away from a place or situation of danger.
He was forced to flee the country.
float Convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation.
Float a ship.
flutter Move with a light irregular or trembling motion.
The seagulls fluttered overhead.
fly by Hit a fly.
fly past Travel in an airplane.
glide Make an unpowered flight either in a glider or in an aircraft with engine failure.
A few gondolas glided past.
go by air To be spent or finished.
go by plane Follow a certain course.
go hell for leather Blend or harmonize.
go like lightning Be in the right place or situation.
go quickly Be abolished or discarded.
guide Use as a guide.
He guided her to the front row and sat beside her.
hasten Be quick to do something.
We hastened back to Paris.
head for the hills Remove the head of.
hurry Do or finish (something) quickly or too quickly.
Hurry up and finish your meal.
hurtle Move with or as if with a rushing sound.
A runaway car hurtled towards them.
jet Travel by jet aircraft.
Water jetted forth.
leave abruptly Have left or have as a remainder.
leave hastily Transmit (knowledge or skills.
lift (of a cloud, fog, etc.) move upwards or away.
This is a hackneyed adventure lifted straight from a vintage Lassie episode.
make a break for it Charge with a function; charge to be.
make a quick exit Eliminate urine.
make a run for it Engage in.
make off Be or be capable of being changed or made into.
make one’s getaway Put in order or neaten.
make oneself scarce Put in order or neaten.
manoeuvre Act in order to achieve a certain goal.
She tried to manoeuvre her trolley round people.
navigate (of a passenger in a vehicle) assist the driver by planning a route and map reading.
Is anyone volunteering to navigate during the trip.
operate Happen.
Do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol.
pass swiftly Place into the hands or custody of.
pilot Be the pilot of an aircraft or ship.
Melissa piloted her through the booking hall.
race Prepare and enter an animal or vehicle for races.
Let s race and see who gets there first.
run Run as a sport or for exercise.
These dresses run small.
run away Make without a miss.
run away from Sail before the wind.
run for it Compete in a race.
run off Direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
rush Cause to move fast or to rush or race.
I don t want to rush you into something.
rush past Act or move at high speed.
shoot Shoot game over an estate or other area of countryside.
Claudia felt a pain shoot through her chest.
show Show in or as in a picture.
ITV showed The Enforcer on Saturday night.
slip past Pass on stealthily.
soar Fly upwards or high in the sky.
The stock market soared after the cease fire was announced.
spank along Give a spanking to; subject to a spanking.
speed Of a motorist travel at a speed that is greater than the legal limit.
May God speed you.
steer Be a guiding or motivating force or drive.
He let Lily steer.
streak Cover a surface with streaks.
The plane streaked across the sky.
stream (of a mass of people or things) move in a continuous flow in a specified direction.
Tears streamed down her face.
swoop Seize with a swooping motion.
Armed police swooped on a flat after a tip off.
take flight Buy, select.
take off Receive or obtain regularly.
take to one’s heels Receive or obtain regularly.
transport by air Send from one person or place to another.
transport by plane Hold spellbound.
travel by air Undertake a journey or trip.
travel by plane Undertake a journey or trip.
travel through the air Undergo transportation as in a vehicle.
vanish Decrease rapidly and disappear.
The money vanished in las Vegas.
vaporize Convert or be converted into vapour.
All my stock assets have vaporized.
waft Blow gently.
Sounds wafted into the room.
wave Set waves in.
He waved her back.
wheel Carry in or on a vehicle with wheels.
Luke was wheeling a barrow.
whirl Fly around.
The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy.
whizz Move quickly through the air with a whistling or buzzing sound.
Cobbled streets where people whizzed back and forth on bicycles.
whoosh Move with a whooshing sound.
A train whooshed by.
wing Travel on wings or by aircraft fly.
The prize will be winging its way to you soon.
wing its way Travel through the air; be airborne.
zoom Cause a lens or camera to zoom in or out.
You can enlarge a region of the screen by zooming in.

Usage Examples of «Fly» as a verb

  • You must fly the country for a while.

  • The evening had just flown by.
  • We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America.
  • Man cannot fly.
  • Rumors and accusations are flying.
  • Rumours were flying around Manchester.
  • Helicopters flew the injured to hospital.
  • I fly back to London this evening.
  • Vessels which flew the Spanish flag.
  • Pilots trained to fly combat missions.
  • Are we driving or flying?
  • The birds fly away.
  • The bird can fly enormous distances.
  • He flied out to the left field.
  • Flags were flying at half mast.
  • She is flying to Cincinnati tonight.
  • His fingertips flew across the keyboard.
  • Fly into a rage.
  • I can’t fly my hawk for the final because he is too heavy.
  • She ran after him, her hair flying behind her.
  • He was sent flying by the tackle.
  • Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic.
  • Those that fly may fight again.

  • I must fly!
  • Balls kept flying over her hedge.
  • The accusations flew thick and fast.
  • That idea didn’t fly with most other council members.
  • Today the hawks are being flown at partridge.
  • She flew along the path.
  • Close the door or the moths will fly in.
  • All nations fly their flags in front of the U.N.
  • He flew Hurricanes in the war.
  • Fly a kite.

Associations of «Fly» (30 Words)

aeronaut A traveller in a hot-air balloon, airship, or other flying craft.
airman A member of the US navy whose general duties are concerned with aircraft.
aviator A pair of aviator sunglasses.
He has a short grey beard and wears a flannel shirt jeans and aviator glasses.
bee An insect of a large group to which the honeybee belongs including many solitary as well as social kinds.
A sewing bee.
bug An enthusiastic interest in something.
She fears that her conversations were bugged.
butterfly Having a two lobed shape resembling the spread wings of a butterfly.
Butterfly the shrimp using a small sharp knife.
buzz Call with a buzzer.
Bees were buzzing around the hive.
chirp Speak to (someone) in a taunting way.
Good morning chirped Alex.
cockroach Any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests.
croon Say in a soft, low voice.
Goodbye you lovely darling she crooned.
dragonfly Slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.
flap An act of flapping something typically a wing or arm up and down or from side to side.
He wrote on the flap of the envelope.
flea Any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap.
fledged (of a person or thing) having just taken on the role specified.
A newly fledged Detective Inspector.
grasshopper A plant-eating insect with long hind legs which are used for jumping and for producing a chirping sound, frequenting grassy places and low vegetation.
housefly Common fly that frequents human habitations and spreads many diseases.
hum Sound with a monotonous hum.
She hummed a melody.
hustle Pressure or urge someone into an action.
They were hissed and hustled as they went in.
levitate Cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity.
I swear to God he levitated over the bar.
mosquito Two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals.
moth A clothes moth.
I store my sweaters in plastic bags to protect them from moths.
pilot Be the pilot of an aircraft or ship.
The crash had been due to pilot error.
pterodactyl (in general use) any pterosaur.
pterosaur A fossil flying reptile of the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, with membranous wings supported by a greatly lengthened fourth finger.
twitter A series of short, high-pitched calls or sounds.
The swallows were settling to roost with a good deal of twittering.
volant (of an animal) able to fly or glide.
A falcon volant.
warble A lumpy abscess under the hide of domestic mammals caused by larvae of a botfly or warble fly.
He warbled in an implausible soprano.
wasp A solitary winged insect with a narrow waist mostly distantly related to the social wasps and including many parasitic kinds.
wing Shoot a bird in the wing so as to prevent flight without causing death.
One bird was winged for every bird killed.
winged Having wings for flight.
On winged feet.
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